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Gay Marriage Activists Take the Fight to the Mormons

PR throwdown goes nationwide

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted May 29, 2009 10:01 AM CDT

(Newser) – With the fight over gay marriage moving east, activists in favor of legalization are aiming to discredit a primary opponent: the Mormon Church. Stunned by the effect of Mormon fundraising and canvassing in the passage of California's Proposition 8, two groups are running ads attacking... Read full story »

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